Archive for April, 2012

My two favourite women chefs, Nigella Lawson and Donna Hay, have recently released two new DVD’s that accompany their best selling cook books (Nigella: Kitchen and Donna: Fast, Fresh, Simple) and I have three copies of each DVD to giveaway in a two pack … how excited are you? DONNA HAY: FAST, FRESH, SIMPLE Available […]

Join Ruby Rose for the inaugural Nike “She Runs The Night” 13km run in Sydney this Thursday May 3rd at Sydney’s iconic Centennial Park, the run that encourages women to run together in a safe environment. “Nike wanted to motivate women to lace-up and discover the excitement and enjoyment of night running with their friends,” […]

Here’s a sneak peek at Jennifer Hawkins‘ fourth collection of JLH Shoes that have just hit stores for this Autumn/Winter 2012 season.Â The new must have shoes for Autumn/Winter see Jen creating eight designs (in a variety of colours) including a must have close-toed suede ankle boot, platform cut-out boots in black or dove grey […]

Zooey Deschanel has been unveiled as Pantene‘s newest celebrity ambassador joining their stable of A-Listers such as our own Naomi Watts and Eva Mendes. Zooey will be an ambassador for the Pantene Beautiful Lengths Collection, sharing her excitement: “I am so excited to be a part of the Pantene family. Anyone who knows me knows […]

I’m so excited, I’ve been waiting for this campaign to come through since we first heard that Olivia Palermo was going to the face of a new fragrance by Rochas and here it is as revealed by WWD. The new fragrance,Â Les Cascades de Rochas, steming from the lineage of eaux: Eau de Rochas FraÃ®che from […]

Kristen Stewart is on the promo trail for her new film Snow White & The Huntsman and has two covers and an inside editorial titled “Working Girl” for Elle UK’s June 2012 issue as photographed by David Slijper and styled by Anne-Marie Curtis wearing Jil Sander (white) on the newsstand cover. Elle broke with tradition […]

Directed by: Kieran Darcy-Smith Starring: Felicity Price, Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Antony Starr Sassi\’s Star Rating: 4.5/5 A string of bad decisions can get anyone in trouble. Overseas, the slide to danger is often expedited. In Wish You Were Here, four Australians travel to Cambodia for a relaxing holiday. When only three return to Sydney, […]

When authors create a series which involves a romance, it can be difficult to sustain interest once the characters get together. Usually the first book involves the characters getting to know each other, and then culminates with them acknowledging their mutual attraction. Subsequent books, of course, place the couple in all sorts of peril and […]

Siren\’s Storm by Lisa Papademetriou is a haunting and original novel. The author evokes the feel of a Long Island town with its summer visitors and truncated relationships, effectively capturing the suffocating and unstable atmosphere of a town with people who come and go with the seasons. Gretchen and her father Johnny are some of […]

I saw Blood Song, by Rhiannon Hart, in bookstores before I was given a review copy. Every time I saw it, I picked it up because of the appealing title and cover, and then put it back due to the summary on the back describing the main character\’s craving for blood. That was a mistake. […]

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Our favourite scentalicious time of year is here again, yes it’s the Christmas Festive Season and as the founding members of the Candle Addicts Club, we’ve rounded up some of the loveliest festive scents to help you get into the Christmas Spirit early if you are wanting to treat yourself or if you wanting to […]

Oral-B have upped the luxurious ante with the release of their latest power toothbrush, the Oral-B 7000 Black design and let’s just get the shallow stuff out of the way and say regardless of performance it looks pretty sleek sitting on the bathroom benchtop and not to mention the very chic travel case it now […]

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To celebrate the release of the latest ABC TV series onto DVD, we have three packs of each these series to giveaway; Revenge Series 2, Grey’s Anatomy Series 9, Once Upon a Time Series 2 and Scandal Series 1. Revenge- Season Two The number one show of 2012 is back with the compelling second season […]